But there’s a lot more that goes into it. It’s an essential part of how any game plays out. One wrong move from a team captain, and that squad could start slow or go into the half without the ball down a few scores. If an official mishears a player? It could throw everything off.

In the last two Super Bowls, the Chiefs won the coin toss and ultimately claimed the championship. In contrast, the previous year, the San Francisco 49ers called tails, but the coin landed heads. However, the year before that, the Chiefs called tails—and got it right.

Super Bowl 59 is underway, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing a familiar foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, hoping to win the Lombardi Trophy for a record third year in a row. Here's the latest: ___ The first big penalty of the game went in Kansas City’s favor.

But only one is a true 50-50 bet that no amount of research or analysis can help with since it comes down to sheer luck.

Mass. Gaming Commission voted to allow Super Bowl coin toss prop bets after commissioner Brad Hill's motion on Thursday.

Sports betting is already a risky endeavor, and that's before wagering five figures on a completely random event. Fans can find odds on essentially everything ahead of Super Bowl 59. The color of a celebratory Gatorade bath,